The history of England : written in French . Book X. A Dissertation on the SALIC LAW. T. F. p. Edit- d Amir. 1720. of wonder than imitation (t). Some pretend, that Pha-ramond the firft King of the Francs decreed by an ex-prefs Law, that the Females mould not luccced 10 theCrown, whicli has ever fince been inviolate. Othersattribute this Law to Clovis. Mezerai pretends the Suc-ceffion of the Males to the Crown of France was noteltablifhed by a written Law, but by an inviolable cuf-tom. This confulion of Ideas, which makes the SalicLaw to be conlidered, one while as a Law of Nature, ano-th
The history of England : written in French . Book X. A Dissertation on the SALIC LAW. T. F. p. Edit- d Amir. 1720. of wonder than imitation (t). Some pretend, that Pha-ramond the firft King of the Francs decreed by an ex-prefs Law, that the Females mould not luccced 10 theCrown, whicli has ever fince been inviolate. Othersattribute this Law to Clovis. Mezerai pretends the Suc-ceffion of the Males to the Crown of France was noteltablifhed by a written Law, but by an inviolable cuf-tom. This confulion of Ideas, which makes the SalicLaw to be conlidered, one while as a Law of Nature, ano-ther while as a pofitive and exprefs Law, and fometimesas a mere cuftom, renders this matter obfcure ; which IIhall endeavour to clear, in order to give the Readera true notion of the famous conteft between the twoKings. Before the Francs fettled in that part of Gaul theyhave fo long pofielfed, thev were difperfed by Troops,in Germany and the Low-Countries, from whence theyreceived feveral names, according to the different Paitsthey inhab
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